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latte
took my first pass at creating cupcakes inspired by starbucks' special seasonal lattes. the idea popped into my head a while ago, but I was waiting for the right time and occasion to give them a go. a...
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summer
it's been a cool and rainy week. the leaves are starting to change colour around our house. the mornings and evenings have significantly cooled down. the last day of summer has come and gone.thanks for...
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have you ever tried to follow the train of thought of a toddler? yeah, pretty trippy.while sitting on the toilet before her nap time:mischaela: mommy?me: yes, mischaela?mischaela: I going to sing a...
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how are you doing?a question I answer frequently. when I was raising just one child, the question came with tones of how is the newness setting in? now with raising two children, the question comes...
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about two months ago, there was a string of 3 or 4 nights where mischaela would wake up crying because her diaper had leaked and her pyjamas, blankie, and bed sheet got soaked in the process. we would...
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recap
monthly updates for teah have been lacking. it's true. and I miss not being able to look back and read about her newborn days. I miss regularly posting here. I miss sitting, thinking, and writing. and...
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wedding
a couple of weeks ago, my church celebrated it's 5th birthday. I had missed a bunch of creative team meetings for the past months on account of helping out with some other church stuff and you know,...
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hope this brings a smile to your day.Jumping from deb on Vimeo.this was the first time we put teah in the jolly jumper, that we found on kijiji, naturally, and her and that contraption are like two...
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how university prepared me for parenting
someone wise once told me that effectively studying for a final exam required the following steps:read, and then write one sentence to summarize each lecture or textbook chapterthen take the collection...
View Articlepracticing our colouring skills
I caught mischaela colouring the other day. I was coming down after feeding and putting teah down for a nap, wondering why it was so quiet, and I walked into the dining room to see mischaela standing...
View Articleconfessions of a pastor's kid: disciplined with every member of the...
it's true, I was raised a pastor's kid. being a parent now, I find myself often reflecting on how my parents raised my brother and I when I consider how to handle different situations with my girls....
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food
we're at the stage right now where we are constantly commenting on mischaela's food intake during meal times. mischaela, please eat your food. mischaela, eat your rice. mischaela, I would like you to...
View Articlewherein I should have said "okay" to "cheese"
me: what kind of cake do you want for your birthday, mischaela?mischaela: hmm... [smile spreads across her face] let me think about it. I want... a cheese.me: do you mean a cheese cake?mischaela: yeah....
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the kung-fu panda and tigress strawberry cake with white icing
after getting mischaela's opinion about what kind of cake she wanted for her third birthday, I started designing, planning and modelling sugar paste. it took a few evenings spread out over a week to...
View Articlebecause I like to change it up sometimes
if something isn't working, I like to change it up. I've been known to rearrange organizational systems on a weekly basis sometimes. my husband can hardly keep up. then I get annoyed when he doesn't...
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watching myself die
this time last year, I was frantically packing our luggage in an extravagant hotel room, pregnant and tired. it was the end of a work conference and our 8 hr trek home was scheduled to start at 5am,...
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all by herself
random fact of the day: I have over 20 unfinished posts. story of my life. unfinished.in the last month, mischaela has reached a new milestone: going to class without myself or my husband. as in, all...
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on passing "that stage"
sometimes change is so gradual, it's not until I take a long look around at the here and now that I realize where we came from, what it took to get here, and how incredibly happy I am we've passed that...
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what has inspired me lately
I've been following a photographer, recently turned videographer, ryan marshall for a while now. I started reading his blog a number of years ago, then started following him on instagram, mostly...
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hand painted totoro cookies
a few weeks ago, a dear friend had a baby shower. I've been friends with her since elementary, grade 1 to be exact. which was... over 25 years ago.holla atcha old peeps, yolo! still got it.ahem.I used...
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the princess fairytale cupcakes, and super mario cupcakes
had the opportunity to create some fun cupcakes for my church's children's program recently. they were hosting 2 parties, a boy mario themed party, and a girl princess themed party. let's skip over the...
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conversations and snapshots
me: this is a cow, teah. a cow says mooooooo.teah: mmmmmmme: yeah! a cow says mooooooo.teah: mmmmmmm!![as she walked past the kitchen door on her way up the stairs]mischaela: [to herself] mmm......
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Jesus is greater than my pain
what has Jesus shown himself to be "greater than" in your life? was a question asked in a recent discussion with some friends, in response to our church's easter message. and instantly, I knew my...
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the lighthouse cupcake [behind the scenes]
a few friends brought my attention to a local cupcake contest a couple of weeks ago. the requirements were simply to submit a photo of a personally made cupcake. the chosen top 13 would then be open to...
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that time we went to ireland
the first morning in ireland, after surviving a red-eye 10 hour flight and then driving 3 hours to our destination with 2 young children in tow, my husband shot out of bed at 7am, 3am in the time zone...
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